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by Neatishead on plotting airoraft at approximately 40000 feet at 1400
hours. Meteor pilots when at about 25-30000 feet sighted aircraft at
greet distance and above making two distinct trails on heading of 280
degreee off Cromer. Meteors changed vectors and airoraft did Buire through
North to East. When Meteora reached 38800 feet aircraft trails veniched.
Neteora yere too far away tince to given any description of aircraft
or to judge height but separate trails suggested to pilots widely spaced
engines. Following authorities have been contacted and deny having aircraft
in vicinity:- Headquarters Bonber Command, leadquarters No.ll Group,
Headquarters No.21 Group 3rd Air Division U.S.A.F., Central Fighter
Establishment, R.A.F. Driffield, R.A.F Boscombe rough,
Cranfield, H a and Hatfield,
3. dete1led . out but these airoreft have
pilots of the U.S.A.F. aircraft state they 881 the two Meteors at 36500
feet, but at the a abo
do investigation being carried out. as all - uthorities
who might have had aircraft in this aree have already 7 been contacted.
I have the honour to be
Sir,
Your obedient Servant
(F.W. DOTL ING, Sqdn. Ldr)
For Air Marahal
Air Officer Comnanding-in-Chief
FIGIATER COLAND ROYAL AIR FORCE
The Under Secretary of State
Air Ministry A.C.A.8.(I)
17 Monak Street √
London, S.i.le UNC IFIED
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was there any subse sequent alteration. What was
the wind speed and direction at 40,000 feet.
8. the hostile's s outgoing track and for
how long was it observed.
d. Has cheok been 3th the Dutch C.&R.
organisation for that dute or Allied squdrons
I have the honour to be,
sir,
Your obedia ervant,
H. Basset Collins
. Group Captain, D.D.I.(Tech)
Headquarters, Fighter Conmand
Royal Air Yorce,
Bentley Priory UN
Stanmora,
Middl es ex SSIFIED
Attention Chief Intelligence Loer
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Wind speed and direotion at 40,00 knots, '
direotion 310.
. See Appendix "A".
.
do No check has boen made by this Headquarters it 1s
suggested that approach might more ap,ropriately be made
at Air Ministry level through Air Attaches.
2. The Appendix A Eeatern Seotor's signal A.3.dated 14th
August whioh gives a chronological report of the incident under discussion.
3. The speed the tracings at
Neatishoad and confliots with a previous figure of 28o knots (coaputed at
last week.
have the honour to be
sir,
- Your obedient Servant
F.W. DOMLING, Sqdn. Ldr.
for Air darehal
Air OfficerCommanding in Chief
FOHTER COMAND ROYAL AIR FORCE
Air Ministry, D.D. I(Teok)
. 7th Floor,
Metropole Buildings,
Northumberland Avenus,
LONDON, W.C.2.
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Froa: Bestern Seotor Headquartera AppendixA
Ref. FC/S.42917/Int.
Tot Headquarters No.12 Group dated: - 7th September 1950
Date: 7th September 1950.
UNCLASSIFIED
Ref. F0.8.42917/INT
359A
A3 August 14th Ref your A389 August 14ths At 1322 hours C.H. plot
apieared 055 degrecs true Neatishead 90·miles range. Height rive 15000
feet ident ellotted 85N. 257 Squadron Red Section leader F1/Lt.
ordered to seramble 1224 Red : Section Airborne 1327, At 1328 hours raid picked
up by Type 13 which gave or 40000 feet. Amended height passed to
Red Section which bad levelled out, at 15000 ft. At 1335 hours
inI position 10 milee Nor Cromer atill clibbing sighted trails on
starbourd beam and high above Red Geation steering parallel course.
To obtain height, Red Section get slightly ahead rails in sight, at
Q.C.I. range miles At 13424 hours Red Soction B8 trails turn to
starboard. This confirmed by G.C.I controller. Red Section also turned
starboard, From 1341 houre unidentified aircraft and Red Seotion were
plotted jointly in a position 7 ailes due north Hunstanton, and
continued as joint plot on W.N.Westerly and finally northerly course.
At 1345 hours joint plot was position 5 miles South of iablethorpe.
Plot faded again and reappeared 1349 hours 10-15 miles Fast of Grimsby. T
This ws assumbed to combined plot until such time Red Seotion
were ordered to turn starboard and south, when no separate Donse was
seen. Controller of opinion that lastplot unidentified aircraft was
feot with trails still above and o'clock. Pilot eatinated range
to be 30 miles trails turning starboard behind section. Trailing then
ceased. Section continued climb up to 39500 feet and turned 3600
starboard. No aircraft were seen, Trails when last reen course
360 Red Seotion did not trail at any beight up to F1/Lt.
i8 an experienced leader and controll.i.ng throughout was by O.C.
Neatishead Conrtant watch was kept but no track was seen go seawards which
could in am connectod Bith the original plots
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the opinion that it va8 sligily falling, but timally agreed
that pro ny folloving the earth.
the
"saucer" appeared to be about l4 inches long, and ; about
incies wide. The difficult thing to realize was that it stood
in the sky at 4b degree angle, the top to the north, and
the botto the south, but was traveling west whe onject
11 eno on nded not

over Sea til cer". ooked more
like thia Wever the matter lid not indicate
whether or Seattle had other
hand, the indicated that men.
california, saw two bright objee
9:30A. M. TAVD SMOXT OR IMILAUS DT
NO NOISE." In another case 1t saia that a huge shaned
object, about 100-feet: long, near Mont gomery Alabama,
on the night. of July 24, 1948, reddish exhaust, and
blue flame playing along the Bido Ahe fusela Chicago
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FOR THE COMMANDING GENERAL:
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Uubond
1 Inol
OSII Report 24-185
(2 copies) W.W.LOWDEN
Captain, USAF
Asst Adj Gen
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1 Dile Gruige 7/2
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unconventional airoraft flying in a southerly direction
4 vioinity of Red Rock (a point nea Rock).
. 2. Detailss
Mrs. lat Rock, Newfoundland offers tho following
statement: On 12 August 1950, between 2215 and 2220 hours, I was out
bohind my house a fairly loud hiss, and I looked out toward
Red aw an flying toward Torbay
Airport (Southerly direction) ppeared t about 110 feet up
(estimated·by ground distance). It was about feet long, and about a
foot in diameter. There was a reddish glow along the ront and the
rest was darkish ept behind it about as long as it-
solf. It.ms clouds. Skov we
oraft have been recorded the ugust,
to date.
4
Weather Station, Torbay, Newfoundland checked for the
weather on 12 August 1950 with the following results At 2000 hours,
visibility 12 miles, scattered
. at 2200 hours sky clear rinds 12 mph, little ohange during the
balance of the night exoep for mild change emperature Dew
point rema timately 57.
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CARL M. S.MN3ON
S Lt. Colonel, USAF
Air Inspeotor AF222591
#CS1-1943 c055

UNITED STATES aiR Force DATE
THE InSPECTOR GENERAL 24-185 21 August 1950.
OFFICE oF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS REPORT MADE BY
REPORT OF INVESTIGATION S/A Ralph O. Robillard
TITLE REPORT MADE AT
Pepperrell AFB, Newfoundland
Unconventional lirorart PERIOD
Sighted by Mrs James ALIEN 16 - 21 August 1950
Flat Rook, Nfld. at approxi- OFFICE OF ORIGIN
mately 2200 Aug '50 APO 862, o/o PM, New York, New York
STATUS
R.U.C.
CHARACTER
Special Inquiry--Unconventional Airoraft
REFERENCE
AFCSI Letter 106.
SYNOPSIS
Mrs Flat Rook, Newfoundland stated that at 2215 hours, ap-
proximately, 12 August 1950 she sighted some manner of unconventional aircraft
(see attached drawing) flying ina southerly direction vicinity of
Red Rock (a point near Flat Rock).
DETAILS:
Mrs. Rock, Newfoumdland offers the following statement:
On 12 August 50, between 2215 and 2220 hours, I was out behind my house. I
heard a fairly loud hiss, and looked out toward Red Head (North, north east)
and I saW an object flying toward Torbay Airport (Southerly direction). It
appeared about 110 feet up (estimated by ground distance). It was about
feet long and about foot in diameter There was reddish glow along the
front and the r rest was darkish xoept behind it about as long
as itself. It made refleotion on the olouds Sky was olear and bright.
It moved on toward Torbay Airport and out of sight. It was going very fast,
I could not speed.
Torbay checked and it was discovered that only one C-54 air-
oraft was in the air during the evening of 12 August 1950 at 2115 hours and
again at approximately 2140 hours. No jet aircraft have been recorded in the
vicinity during the month of August, to date.
DISTRIBUTION ACTION COP FRWARDED TO File STamP
CG AMC 2
HQ MATS - 2 Commanding General
OSI - 2 Air Materiel Command
CO F PEPPERRELL - 2 Wright Patterson AFB
File - 2 Dayton, Ohio
ATTN; MCIAXO-3
APPROVED
Cm
CARL M. SWENSON
el#' Lt. Colonel, USAF
Air Inspector SSIFIED
District Commander.
AFHQ FORM 10-67744-1 S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
15 JAN 49 0-208 bunsed
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. CCECCGE
UNCLASSIFIED
500- 8241

British air space by an ai knowa to belong to a friendly
country:
. SUMARY: A weideatiried aircraft ras plotted by RAF
Fighter Command Control at 40,000 feet off Cromer,
England (52056'N-01019B) at 14002, 14 August
1950 When two (2) Meteor jet fighters from RAP Horsham
St Faith (52040°N 0117E were rambled to
25,000/30,000 f0et, their pilots sighted two distinct
vapor tails on on ading of 280 of deerees. degrees. These dis-
bnt appeared appeared by the time time Meteors had reached reached 38,800
feet. The The appes appe separate trails suggested
widely widely spaced or to the I the Meteor Meteor pilots. Investi-
gation has mot resulted in identification has mot I resulted in identification of this
aircras taken. takem
Attached ealing with above
subject
.
ROBERT TOTTEN
Colonel USAP
note DCS/Intelligence
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DOWNGRADAD AT 3 YEAR INTERVALSI I
DECLASSIFIRD AFTKP. 12 YEARS.
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pountry:
SUCARY: An unidentified aircraft WAS plotted by RAF.
a Fighter Command Control at 40,000 feet off Cromer,
England (52056'N - 01018E) at 1400z, 14 August
1950 When two (2) Meteor jet fighters from RAF Horsham
St Faith (52040°N 0117%E) were rambled to
25,000/30,000 f0et their pilots sighted two dietinet
vapor talls on heading of 280 degrees, These dis-
appeared by the time the Meteors had reached 38,800
feet. The appen trails suggested
widely spaced engin the Meteor pilots. Investi-
gation has not resulted in identification of this
aircraft. No further action is being taken,
UNCLASSIFIED
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